[Sayaka is a girl of many secrets, even among the many nobles of the Empire. She's everything she should be; a kind, proper noblewoman who never tries to act above her place, who strives to be erudite and polite in all things, and tries to be a model student in the academy. As a noble woman of such a minor house, she has many duties to attend to. Getting excellent marks, for one. Marrying upward to appease her father, for another. And...
Well, maybe she can find something for herself here, too. This academy has certainly proven to be a good place to foster one's talents, and as a girl who had to sink or swim to adapt to Fodlan's norms, she certainly wouldn't mind finding something she could call her own. Her own happiness, even in a life that's been forcibly thrust upon her.
It'd be nice, wouldn't it?
At any rate, though, Sayaka's definitely gotten used to the academy and keeps in regular contact with her father even now. It was one of the requirements to coming here; she has to keep him updated. She can't have too much air in that head of hers, and she knows that she has to appease her new father well. She's his chance to become something better than a meager family, being the only successor--and one without a crest, at that. But such things are easy enough to pass off with a passable offspring who has a lovely rarity of a crest of her own. To hopefully pay off an unspecified 'debt' or something at some point? Sayaka can't say she understands what in the blazes her father is talking about, but it's paramount to keep calm, smile, and be polite. You never know who you could piss off, after all, and she wants to (has to) make her father proud.
Sayaka has found plenty of candidates she's sure her father would be pleased with, even if she can tell that they aren't exactly good men in one manner or another. It won't do her to be picky about personality, but...well, whatever gets her father up the nobility ladder, right? That's what matters most.
At any rate, though, Sayaka has certainly gotten quite the leg up on magic, and it's due to that that she finds herself in the library today. Looking through the vast knowledge at the academy's disposal is an incredible way to pass the time, even if her own offensive brand of magic is...well, not exactly common. Or at the very least is a cautionary tale, but Sayaka doesn't mind; Dark Magic is an interesting case to her, and she wants to learn more about it.]
Let's see...the magic tomes should be somewhere right around...here?
[Sayaka turns a corner in the library to hopefully find something to sate her need to learn. Surely this won't go horribly pear-shaped, will it??]
[It's been a few months, now, and Sayaka is getting used to contributing to the Black Eagles house more.
Sure, she's had to hear earful after earful from her father in letters--she has expectations to uphold, as always, but they have seemed to lessened as of late due to the noble boy she's courting.
It's nice, really; she still has her expediencies to hold up for the class (and some teeth grit teamwork with Hubert to uphold because the Professor is dead certain that they're a good team), but there's some solace in just this nice, nice boy who's interested in what she has to say, who's willing to court below his station, and just has this...calming appearance. It's nice, despite how he dodges some of her questions sometimes; she has plenty she dodges as well, so she doesn't mind giving him his space.
It's an evening like any other, and he's asked her to come with him tonight to speak. Sayaka can't help but be giddy, despite the nagging feeling she's being followed; she's too excited for whatever is to happen that she ignores it. He takes her to a nice, quiet place in nature, further away from the Monastery than she would typically allow anyone to, and it's there that the situation turns on it's head.
It starts with barking laughter from the noble boy, which confuses Sayaka, when she thanks him for taking her to such a beautiful spot. She's so confused; what's so funny? Apparently, it's her. Her, a lowborn brood mare who's so stupid it's a crime, and he thinks it's so hilarious that she's fallen for his act this much. That she really thought he'd give her the time of day, if he wasn't using her as a practical joke.
Sayaka can only feel her ears ring when she hears that. Her whole world is falling apart in front of her, and all that boy can do is laugh. Call her all sorts of things, right to her face, laugh at her for thinking she had a chance of making something better of this stupid father she doesn't even love, for people she doesn't even care for who she thought she had a chance to actually impress, and--
"Tell me, are you truly even a noble? You're so...unsightly, that I can't help but wonder if--"
Sayaka doesn't know what happened. Honest to the goddess, she doesn't, she always carries a knife for self defense if her magic doesn't work, and it's in seconds that she's on him, he's on the ground in agony and--]
Shut up. [She stabs him again, eyes wide and unseeing as he howls in pain.] Shut up, shut up, shut up already you wretched--
[She's not sure how many times she stabs him. Until she's had her fill, most likely, but she only realizes when she actually comes to that she's covered in his blood. She's pretty sure she's just gotten done gutting him like a fish, and she doesn't remember what she's said or what she's done and she's--she's--]
Sayaka has been genuinely surprised by how little she's actually been hounded by anyone else about this; most of them seem to have just accepted that her former boyfriend disappeared, and life has settled into something of a new normal. Sure, her father isn't happy with her in the slightest, and the letters he's been sending as of late have become far more berating of her for wasting her time. It's stressful enough, really, and she tries not to let it show.
It helps that Lord Hubert isn't actually terrible company, really, when he's not busy doing something. He's often quite busy, but his council is surprisingly valuable, and she is starting to trust him. Just a bit; there's a certain distance she keeps for her own sake, but it's...nice. To have someone to try and trust and talk to.
Which is why Sayaka seeks Hubert out today in the library, grabbing one of the last few tomes that she hasn't poured over yet for dark magic, and coming up to him.]
Oh, Lord Hubert. Am I interrupting anything important?
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Well, maybe she can find something for herself here, too. This academy has certainly proven to be a good place to foster one's talents, and as a girl who had to sink or swim to adapt to Fodlan's norms, she certainly wouldn't mind finding something she could call her own. Her own happiness, even in a life that's been forcibly thrust upon her.
It'd be nice, wouldn't it?
At any rate, though, Sayaka's definitely gotten used to the academy and keeps in regular contact with her father even now. It was one of the requirements to coming here; she has to keep him updated. She can't have too much air in that head of hers, and she knows that she has to appease her new father well. She's his chance to become something better than a meager family, being the only successor--and one without a crest, at that. But such things are easy enough to pass off with a passable offspring who has a lovely rarity of a crest of her own. To hopefully pay off an unspecified 'debt' or something at some point? Sayaka can't say she understands what in the blazes her father is talking about, but it's paramount to keep calm, smile, and be polite. You never know who you could piss off, after all, and she wants to (has to) make her father proud.
Sayaka has found plenty of candidates she's sure her father would be pleased with, even if she can tell that they aren't exactly good men in one manner or another. It won't do her to be picky about personality, but...well, whatever gets her father up the nobility ladder, right? That's what matters most.
At any rate, though, Sayaka has certainly gotten quite the leg up on magic, and it's due to that that she finds herself in the library today. Looking through the vast knowledge at the academy's disposal is an incredible way to pass the time, even if her own offensive brand of magic is...well, not exactly common. Or at the very least is a cautionary tale, but Sayaka doesn't mind; Dark Magic is an interesting case to her, and she wants to learn more about it.]
Let's see...the magic tomes should be somewhere right around...here?
[Sayaka turns a corner in the library to hopefully find something to sate her need to learn. Surely this won't go horribly pear-shaped, will it??]
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Sure, she's had to hear earful after earful from her father in letters--she has expectations to uphold, as always, but they have seemed to lessened as of late due to the noble boy she's courting.
It's nice, really; she still has her expediencies to hold up for the class (and some teeth grit teamwork with Hubert to uphold because the Professor is dead certain that they're a good team), but there's some solace in just this nice, nice boy who's interested in what she has to say, who's willing to court below his station, and just has this...calming appearance. It's nice, despite how he dodges some of her questions sometimes; she has plenty she dodges as well, so she doesn't mind giving him his space.
It's an evening like any other, and he's asked her to come with him tonight to speak. Sayaka can't help but be giddy, despite the nagging feeling she's being followed; she's too excited for whatever is to happen that she ignores it. He takes her to a nice, quiet place in nature, further away from the Monastery than she would typically allow anyone to, and it's there that the situation turns on it's head.
It starts with barking laughter from the noble boy, which confuses Sayaka, when she thanks him for taking her to such a beautiful spot. She's so confused; what's so funny? Apparently, it's her. Her, a lowborn brood mare who's so stupid it's a crime, and he thinks it's so hilarious that she's fallen for his act this much. That she really thought he'd give her the time of day, if he wasn't using her as a practical joke.
Sayaka can only feel her ears ring when she hears that. Her whole world is falling apart in front of her, and all that boy can do is laugh. Call her all sorts of things, right to her face, laugh at her for thinking she had a chance of making something better of this stupid father she doesn't even love, for people she doesn't even care for who she thought she had a chance to actually impress, and--
"Tell me, are you truly even a noble? You're so...unsightly, that I can't help but wonder if--"
Sayaka doesn't know what happened. Honest to the goddess, she doesn't, she always carries a knife for self defense if her magic doesn't work, and it's in seconds that she's on him, he's on the ground in agony and--]
Shut up. [She stabs him again, eyes wide and unseeing as he howls in pain.] Shut up, shut up, shut up already you wretched--
[She's not sure how many times she stabs him. Until she's had her fill, most likely, but she only realizes when she actually comes to that she's covered in his blood. She's pretty sure she's just gotten done gutting him like a fish, and she doesn't remember what she's said or what she's done and she's--she's--]
N...No, no, no, no no nonono--
[Surely this can't get any worse, can it?]
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Sayaka has been genuinely surprised by how little she's actually been hounded by anyone else about this; most of them seem to have just accepted that her former boyfriend disappeared, and life has settled into something of a new normal. Sure, her father isn't happy with her in the slightest, and the letters he's been sending as of late have become far more berating of her for wasting her time. It's stressful enough, really, and she tries not to let it show.
It helps that Lord Hubert isn't actually terrible company, really, when he's not busy doing something. He's often quite busy, but his council is surprisingly valuable, and she is starting to trust him. Just a bit; there's a certain distance she keeps for her own sake, but it's...nice. To have someone to try and trust and talk to.
Which is why Sayaka seeks Hubert out today in the library, grabbing one of the last few tomes that she hasn't poured over yet for dark magic, and coming up to him.]
Oh, Lord Hubert. Am I interrupting anything important?
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